You may have two problems. Boot with the nomodeset option, and unplug all USB devices. Don't try and run long-term on a USB flash drive. Make sure write-protect is off.
– heynnemaAug 31 '17 at 19:10

thanks @heynnema , I am googling how .. this is a brand new install so not sure
– ErikAug 31 '17 at 19:13

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Ah, you created an install USB flash drive. Then you may need to use nomodeset and/or your USB flash build didn't go right, or your USB flash is defective or needs to be reformatted before use.
– heynnemaAug 31 '17 at 19:23

i ran the check.. after figuring out how to get into the advanced menu.. indeed it found 1 file had an error... repressing the stick now with unetbootin.github.io
– ErikAug 31 '17 at 19:25

i redid the whole process, only to get an error found again.. this USB key is brand new but maybe I should return it and get a different brand.. hearing bad things about sandisk
– ErikAug 31 '17 at 20:21